ECAD/MCAD Collaboration

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“From a pure design standpoint, the key tool lies in integration of the mechanical and electrical CAD designs. This is one of the most common engineering complaints I hear in electronic design. It is impossible for PCB engineers to get at the mechanical design drawings, or if they do have access, they are not updated to current specs. One engineer I talked to stated that over half of his ECOs are because he didn’t have access to current mechanical designs.”

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Electrical and mechanical design are two sides of the same coin, and both are equally important in modern product design. Yet you’re often challenged with having to master both domains and understand how to effectively collaborate between them. What happens when this doesn’t go as planned? Communication breakdowns and designs that fail to meet those critical deadlines. You can work smarter.

Disconnected Design Workflows

While most electronics design may start with the Schematic or PCB, the product design itself often starts from within the mechanical realm. You not only have to worry about your board’s circuit design and layout, but also how it will fit into the final product design. How do you easily integrate your mechanical design workflow into your electrical design tool, while efficiently collaborating with designers from different domains?

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Communicating With Mechanical Designers

If you’re working with different CAD tools for your electrical and mechanical designs, then you know how frustrating it can be to transfer accurate design data back and forth. There’s also the time-consuming task of keeping your data organized, while ensuring everyone on your design team is using the latest design revision. Managing this process with manual ECOs, e-mails, and voicemails just adds to the confusion, leaving you to sort out the details while attempting to keep your project on track. There is an easier way to do this.

Communicating With Manufacturers

Effectively communicating your design intent to a manufacturer can often be a painful and time-consuming process. Continuous cycles of data translations often leads to ambiguity about the most critical elements of your design. How can you ensure that your manufacturer knows exactly what you want?

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